Exploring the Historic Hurricane Canal
- 2h 30m
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
This is a tour that has never been offered until now. Guided tours along the Hurricane Canal, to date, have only been a once-a-year offering. Participants on this tour see things most tourists pass over. People of all ages enjoy encountering the canal and its tunnels and flumes, which makes it not a typical hike. This tour is enlightening look at what it took to settle the land in the American West. These hardy settlers had to build irrigation systems in order to establish their communities and the Hurricane Canal was one of the toughest ones to build. It took 12 years to build and was mostly a pick-and-shovel operation with no public financing. It is an engineering marvel of its time and truly a miracle because as one looks at some sections of the canal, they seem to run uphill.
Inclusions
What's included
- Snacks
What's not
- Private transportation
Itinerary
Travelers will see the Hurricane Canal, including a few tunnels and flumes. The hike covers approximately 3.5 total miles. The canal's story is the story of the birth of Hurricane, Utah and a great example of pioneer determination and ingenuity.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Meet at the Hurricane Hill Trailhead, located up Highway 59 towards Apple Valley at the crest of the first hill on the left (north side of the road) when driving east. Turn into the gravel parking lot with a cell phone tower.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 15 travellers
- Operated by
- Ranger Reub Adventures
- Service animals allowed
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
How it compares in St George
- Its from-price is 71% below the median of the 63 experiences we list in St George.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 44 of 63.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About St George
St George is a red-rock city in south-western Utah, near Zion National Park, with sandstone canyons, dinosaur tracks, a pioneer temple and mild winters.
St George sits in the south-west corner of Utah, where the Mojave Desert, the Colorado Plateau and the Great Basin meet, surrounded by red sandstone cliffs and black lava ridges. Settlers founded it in 1861 to grow cotton, which earned the area the nickname Utah's Dixie. The St George Temple, completed in 1877, is the oldest working temple of its church, and Brigham Young's winter home is preserved in town.
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